Creation Station Casing the Annual Catalog

Good morning! I am sure that you all have thought about a time or two, and maybe even thought that I had called it quits! I am not!!! In fact, I am making a big come back. I will talk about some of that later this week. For today let me just show you what I have been up to crafting wise!

Today I make my return to the Creation Station Design Team. Now we are supposed to be casing the catalog.... but all I got out of that was playing with new goodies from our Annual Catalog! I was recently asked to make a real pretty card for an aunt and couldn't think of better stamp set than the Layers of Beauty. Let me go ahead and show you what I have created for you guys today!

This card started with a piece of our Thick Basic White card stock, I simply stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black and proceeded in coloring it with Stampin' Blends using Daffodil Delight, Peach Pie, Poppy Parade and Soft Seafoam. I then used the Stylish Shapes Dies to cut the square out. This is nicely layered onto a piece of Basic Black, but you will notice that the die cut piece is popped up with some Stampin' Dimensionals. I accented this with some of the small leaf dies in the Subtle DSP in Soft Seafoam and added a quick little tag with some Linen Thread. The spatters were created using the brush tip end of my blends, and if you look super close there is even some Wink of Stella!

I am so excited to be back creating again! You can click along the hop below and see what my friend Teri West has in store for you!!

Teri West

New To SU Saleabration

Happy Wednesday!! I can't believe we are over half way through the month! Life has been a little chaotic with basketball and weather here! Taryn managed to sprain her ankle at her game Monday night and now we have over 8" of snow on the ground...

I am back with my friends New At SU blog hop today! We are each featuring something from the NEW Sale A Bration catalog! I couldn't wait to play with the Dainty Flowers DSP. I have mixed it today with the Framed Florets stamp set and Timber 3D Embossing folder. Lets take a look!

My card started with a base of Blushing Bride card stock with a mat of Crumb Cake card stock that I have distressed the edges of with an old pair of Paper Snips. I took the Blushing Bride floral print from the Dainty Flowers DSP and added a bit of Crumb Cake ink using our Blending Brushes. This is accented with a panel of Crumb Cake card stock that I have embossed with the Timber 3D embossing folder. Next I took another pattern from the Dainty Flowers pack that I cut at 2.5" x 4.5". This card was begging for some Linen Thread. I stamped a sentiment from the Framed Florets stamp set in Blushing Bride ink and splattered it with a bit of Crumb Cake ink from my Stampin' Write marker before die cutting it with a circle from the Stylish Shapes. It is adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals and accented with the Elegant Faceted Gems. This card came together so nicely and was fairly simple to make! 

I am so glad you took the time to stop by! I can't wait for you to see the other Sale A Bration items in the hop, you can click through the list below!

New To SU Fresh Cut In Colors

Happy Wednesday afternoon! We are half way to the weekend my friends! We will be celebrating Troy's mothers 80th birthday this weekend. The kids and I can't wait to see all of the family and friends! We are at about a week left of school and the kids and I are more than ready!

Today, I am starting something new! Loni Spendlove has invited me onto a blog hop called "New at SU!". Today we are hopping with some fun new stamp sets and the amazing NEW In-Colors!! I can't wait to show you what I have created today with the NEW stamp set Fresh Cut Flowers!

These fun and amazing cards are made with the Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes. I have made 5 cards using the Fresh Cut Flowers stamp set to feature each of the new In-Colors. These card bases made it so easy. Each card features a 1" x 4" strip of the Tea Boutique DSP. This such a fun and cheerful pack of 6" x 6". The solid panel of coordinating card stock on the left is 2.5" x 5''. Let me give you the details of each card below!

This card base is Sweet Sorbet with a cardstock panel of Sweet Sorbet. It is accented with a Starry Sky gingham that is in the Tea Boutique DSP and a bit of the Sweet Sorbet twine from the In Color Bakers Twine pack. I have also stamped the sentiment from the Cup of Tea stamp set in Sweet Sorbet ink and die cut it with the new Stylish Shapes Dies! The flower from Fresh Cut Flowers is stamped in Starry Sky ink and die cut with the large tag from the Tailor Made Tags Dies. This card is accented with the Sweet Sorbet and Starry Sky In Color Matte Enamel Dots and 1/8" Starry Sky Metallic Ribbon.

This card base is Orchid Oasis with a cardstock panel of Orchid Oasis. It is accented with a Tahitian Tide polka dot that is in the Tea Boutique DSP and a bit of the Orchid Oasis twine from the In Color Bakers Twine pack. I have also stamped the sentiment from the Cup of Tea stamp set in Orchid Oasis ink and die cut it with the new Stylish Shapes Dies! The flower from Fresh Cut Flowers is stamped in Tahitian Tide ink and die cut with the large tag from the Tailor Made Tags Dies. This card is accented with the Orchid Oasis and Tahitian Tide In Color Matte Enamel Dots and 1/8"Tahitian Tide Metallic Ribbon.

This card base is Starry Sky with a cardstock panel of Starry Sky . It is accented with a Parakeet Party stripe that is in the Tea Boutique DSP and a bit of the Starry Sky twine from the In Color Bakers Twine pack. I have also stamped the sentiment from the Cup of Tea stamp set in Starry Sky ink and die cut it with the new Stylish Shapes Dies! The flower from Fresh Cut Flowers is stamped in Parakeet Party ink and die cut with the large tag from the Tailor Made Tags Dies. This card is accented with the Starry Sky and Parakeet Party In Color Matte Enamel Dots and 1/8" Parakeet Party Metallic Ribbon.

This card base is Tahitian Tide with a cardstock panel of Tahitian Tide . It is accented with a Sweet Sorbet pattern that is in the Tea Boutique DSP and a bit of the Tahitian Tide twine from the In Color Bakers Twine pack. I have also stamped the sentiment from the Cup of Tea stamp set in Tahitian Tide ink and die cut it with the new Stylish Shapes Dies! The flower from Fresh Cut Flowers is stamped in Sweet Sorbet ink and die cut with the large tag from the Tailor Made Tags Dies. This card is accented with the Tahitian Tide and Sweet Sorbet In Color Matte Enamel Dots and 1/8" Sweet Sorbet Metallic Ribbon.

And lastly and this one may be my favorite, This card base is Parakeet Party with a cardstock panel of Parakeet Party. It is accented with an Orchid Oasis pattern that is in the Tea Boutique DSP and a bit of the Parakeet Party twine from the In Color Bakers Twine pack. I have also stamped the sentiment from the Cup of Tea stamp set in Parakeet Party ink and die cut it with the new Stylish Shapes Dies! The flower from Fresh Cut Flowers is stamped in Orchid Oasis ink and die cut with the large tag from the Tailor Made Tags Dies. This card is accented with the Parakeet Party and Orchid Oasis In Color Matte Enamel Dots and 1/8" Orchid Oasis Metallic Ribbon.

I hope you enjoy how I have featured the new In Colors! These cards were so easy to make and I am sure you can do it too! I can't for you to see what my other friends on this blog hop have to share, you can tour the hop by clicking through the list below! 

Have a great day!

OSAT Hello My Name Is... Blog Hop

Happy Thursday! Can you believe we are finishing our second weekend of May already? I think we only have 10 more school days left. I may have encouraged the count down to the kids. Not that the summer is going to be any less busy. Life has been a bit stressful again with everything being back to our norm. My mom was recently in the hospital for a bacterial pneumonia. It was super scary, I live in Colorado, she still lives in my child hood home in Southern California. I knew she was in good hands and I am just glad that she is home!

This month the One Stamp At A Time Blog Hop Team is hopping with our new toys from the new catalog and we can't wait to show you all of the new and fun things this catalog has to offer you! Today my design will feature the NEW Hues of Happiness Suite and the Stylish Shapes Dies! Lets take a look at what I have created for you today!

The Hues of Happiness suite is an amazing suite that includes the Hues of Happiness DSP, Happiness Abounds stamp set and the Blossoming Happiness Dies. I just love that there are warm and cool versions of much of the designs! Today I chose to pair this DSP with Coastal Cabana, Melon Mambo and a touch of Fresh Freesia. Lets take a look!

My card has a beautiful base of Melon Mambo with a mat of Coastal Cabana I have used this lovely floral DSP to coordinate with the my paper purse. I cut a piece of Basic White to 3" x 4" before using the returning Stitched Greenery Die. Once I had that ready I used the fun border die in the Blossoming Happiness Dies. I added a 1/2" strip of Coastal Cabana to give it a bit of pop. The flowers and leaves are die cut from the DSP. I love when we do this and it makes creating so fun! A bit of twine and a nice bow was the perfect touch in the company of the Iridescent Rhinestones!

I stumbled on this tutorial on Pinterest... It wasn't the easiest and there are definitely things I would change. Again, I have used the Hues of Happiness DSP. I have accented the corners with Coastal Cabana circles that have been die cut using the new Stylish Shapes Dies. Coastal Cabana was the perfect color to use for this purse and I continued to use it on the handles and top of the bag. I made a fun little luggage like tag that to tie on the handle with Fresh Freesia Ribbon. You can see the tag a bit closer below. I have stamped with the Happiness Abounds stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, and colored it with my Fresh Freesia and Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends. I knew that a Heat Embossed sentiment would be the perfect touch!

Here is a closer look at the tag! Isn't it adorable??

I am so glad that you stopped by to look at my creations today and I am so excited for you to see what my friends have created for you. You can tour the WHOLE hop by clicking along the list below for more inspiration!